What Handheld VHF?

[SPR]

Originally Posted by whisper

Icom m91d with free spare battery

Icom IC-M91D Buoyant VHF/DSC Radio with GPS + FREE Spare Battery worth £66 - Only £249.95 - Force 4 Chandlery

go for that - that was an offer from Icom earlier in year so great deal.

S.

[Boatnomad]

I use a Icom M71, battery still fully charged after lying up all winter.

[whisper]

Originally Posted by SPR

go for that - that was an offer from Icom earlier in year so great deal.

S.

Ordered

[SPR]

Originally Posted by Boatnomad

I use a Icom M71, battery still fully charged after lying up all winter.

brother uses m71 for kayaking - over 5 years old and is permeant attached to his BA when out in water even during capsize drills.

he is bit extreme kayaker - if you want to see some if expeditions http://kelpscotland.com/

He been around Scotland plus few extreme places Greenland and Alaska

M71 has been replaced by the two M73 models

[IanH]

I am pleased with my Icom M91D. Have not used it in anger but seems to last far longer than advertised in standby - day and half use just scanning so probably 12-15 hours.

I got mine at London boatshow for £225 plus 5 year warranty. May be worth waiting for Southampton?

Think there may be a new 92D model out now.

Only downsides are its quite big (but not too big) compared with others radios that I have seen and minor info on screen can be a bit 'small' under some conditions.

[SPR]

Originally Posted by whisper

Ordered

I use a s/s keyring on my radio so I can attach the paracord and carabiner to radio as attached

[whisper]

This review compares the size of the M71 vs M91d

Review of ICOM IC-M91D DSC Portable VHF radio : Dizzyfish Kayak Fishing

[Glow]

Originally Posted by whisper

I just had a look and it's showing as £199?

At checkout you out in the discount code 5off, brings it to £189

[Ianhfc]

Originally Posted by Glow

Icom also do a dsc handheld, i havent seen one in the flesh Yet.

Best price I have found for the Hx851 is at mailspeed for £189 posted with a discount code of 5off

Standard Horizon HX-851E Handeheld DSC VHF, Marine VHF Radio Equipment | Mailspeed Marine

It's now even cheaper...i'm seriously thinking about getting 1 of these after I've done my course (early Nov) it seems by some that it is a choice between the ICOM or Standard Horizon, after watching the youtube demo i'm liking the SH and at this price it seems very good.
Standard Horizon HX-851E Handeheld DSC VHF, Marine VHF Radio Equipment | Mailspeed Marine
Ian

[SPR]

I personally prefer the user interface if the icom m91d - very very easy to use and share interface with the 423 and 323 fix radios.

I have used both - but I have training radios for m91d and M323 ...

S.

[Ianhfc]

Is there anywhere (ie youtube) I can see how the Icom operates in comparison to the SH
Thanks
Ian

[SPR]

Originally Posted by Ianhfc

Is there anywhere (ie youtube) I can see how the Icom operates in comparison to the SH
Thanks
Ian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avIaUHRUXfA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZpYvnnKYyE

[Ianhfc]

Cheers, now you've got me thinking lol
thanks
Ian

[Glow]

I went for the Icom M91d with the spare battery, only used it once but did use a full battery in a days boating.

[IanH]

I often use mine for generally scanning the airwaves and found that my battery lasts a day and a bit. I recon I get 13-14 hours from full charge, although its not been used for transmission during that time but does regularly pick up quite a bit of traffic.

My only negative of the Icom 91d is the variance on the SOG makes it useless for adhering to speed limits - one second you are a knot or so under, next a knot over. Don't know if later versions of the s/w have better GPS filtering so smooth this.

[alystra]

I have a SH HX750E. Seems OK. Used frequently for listening, rarely for transmitting, but it works well then. Switched on for three/four hours a day, it's still got plenty of power after five days.

Most important advice is... get one that floats .

[PeterM]

Both Icom & SH offer good quility, but for the DSc handhled s a quick google is showing ICOM at £250 and SH at £190....thats a big differance for essentially the same thing . Icom some 31% more costly - or £60 to spend on something else 'boaty'.

I'm not sure ICOM aren't trading off the brand a little on this one.

[SPR]

or SH are reduced since they made there money beating ICOM to market place...

as I said before I like the fact - both fixed sets and portable use the same menu system - and the new interface is easy to use.

£60 =less 2 tanks of fuel for me

S.